@davidaugust@mastodon.online I don't think Americans pity anybody else's tax rate. You don't think most Americans don't know our for-profit healthcare system sucks? Do you think Americans honestly want to launch GoFundMes? SCOTUS has made it all but impossible for actual Americans to do fuck-all about anything. Citizens United basically allowed every politician to be openly bought and paid for.

@molly0xfff may I ask, re the recent decision, you reckon this will occur? https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/116103757801331782

@rysiek German has a word for that, "Arisierung", as you probably know...

@kkarhan Re "it should ban"Idk that you're getting my point, KK.Most European countries are client states of the US. Albanese gets up their noses as much, if not more, than that of the US.The US lets its client states sound off occasionally - it preserves the myth of independence - but it never lets them get in the way of US interests.

@molly0xfff We don't know much about the guy, except he's a total douche.

Link to the NY Daily News article."But viewing the Trump administration as a massive crime syndicate allows us to be clear-eyed about what is coming down the road, and to plan accordingly. To take the most urgent example, there ought to be no question as to whether Trump will try to steal the midterm elections. Of course he will try to steal them. Criminals gonna crime."Author: James Speyer, lawyer and volunteer for Lawyers Defending American Democracy.https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/18/the-most-powerful-crime-syndicate-in-history/#UsPol 4/n

@DemocracyMattersALot the tiny hands are a nice touch

@DrALJONES Elle a eu raison de dénoncer l'hypocrisie de l'Occident.

@Penumbra On his birthday?! Oh happy day.

@Nickiquote Frickin wow.